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healthcare.gov has a rating of 1.6 stars from 383 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally dissatisfied with their purchases. Reviewers complaining about healthcare.gov most frequently mention customer service, insurance company, and market place problems. healthcare.gov ranks 15th among Affordable Care Act sites.

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    86
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    40
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    77
Positive reviews (last 12 months): 12%
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Top Positive Review

“Satisfied customer”

Laura T.
1/28/24

I was trying to pay my premium was getting no where with Ambetter my insurance through marketplace, I ask for a supervisor which was Janae Taylor, she went step by step,was very understanding and compassionate about my problem. My husband has cardiac issues and we're in the middle of procedures so I was in a Panic to get this straightened out. She was AWESOME! Kudos to Janae!' For outstanding job well done!

Top Critical Review

“Form 1095a”

Deb R.
3/8/24

My first year on MHS Ambetter and trying to do my 2023 taxes, I found out that I need to have a 1095a form, which I never received via mail or email. I can't even get on the Ambetter MHS website to print the form, because it sends me to the healthcare.gov website. When I do there, it only allows my to renew my 2024 application, can't look at my current application without an ID code, which I have no clue what that is. Can't even go to a "menu" to look for my 2023 forms. Now I'm on the phone with healthcare.gov, waiting to speak with someone. Go figure that the US government has to be this flipping difficult. I unfortunately retired early and needed to obtain insurance. What a huge JOKE! I hate this marketplace, Obamacare crap!

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Thumbnail of user jimm1045
South Carolina
1 review
2 helpful votes
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December 16th, 2019

Once again the site is unavailable before the deadline has been reached. Only the government can sweep this under the rug! The picture below is what I got when trying to log in. Needless to say, the telephone lines were inoperative also.

Thumbnail of user mattheww859
Virginia
2 reviews
14 helpful votes
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November 5th, 2021

Its a scam to sell your information to insurance companies. I never got a quote. I just received 10 calls a day from people selling me insurance. 3 months later and I am still blocking numbers. If you choose to sign up, Don't give your real number. They will call none stop. Its sad our government runs a scam to sell our information. This should be against the law

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Thumbnail of user chrisd227
Florida
1 review
4 helpful votes
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April 28th, 2017

I called to cancel since I got a job and they can't cancel until the middle of next month. I don't need another 14 days of insurance. The government is quite literally making me burn $300 of my hard earned money. Thanks for "help"? What a joke.

Thumbnail of user angelawarner3145
Florida
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February 9th, 2024

I did not have coverage in 2023 and my taxes was rejected because of an error made by them. Now I have to wait up to 45 days for them to fix it. Complete BS.

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Thumbnail of user darrenl35
Tennessee
2 reviews
17 helpful votes
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October 18th, 2019

I have purchased insurance through the site and needed to prove income. I went back to school for another degree after leaving my job so my income feel by more than 50% as I just do ride share and go to school full time now. I explained to them on the phone the situation and was just told to send my W2 and add that in the notes. I did all that but also included every pay stub up to the time of the first call. For the third time now I'm being threatened with cancellation because I haven't proved income. The 2018 W2 and every pay stub to from January 1 to August 30 is still not sufficient to show prove how much income I have in 2019.

The service stinks! Stinks so bad it's unbelievable.

Thumbnail of user march118
Alabama
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3 helpful votes
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January 18th, 2016

The commercial shows all these people with rates of $22, $55, or even $200 for a family of four. The rate was over $250 for myself and close to $500 for family of two. When compared to insurance websites directly - healthcare.gov was GROSSLY overpriced. We were very disappointed in the rates, available info, website errors and misleading advertisements.

Thumbnail of user joes678
Florida
2 reviews
5 helpful votes
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May 18th, 2017

How does a supervisor by the name of Mike Young still have a job with a government agency after so many complaints have been issued on him? He is the rudest, most unhelpful and unprofessional person I have ever had the displeasure of dealing with at any sort of organization. He needs to be fired and so does every other person that cannot fulfill any requests or take any responsibility for what is going wrong with that organization.

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Georgia
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October 8th, 2013

I have been trying to get this website to tell me something... ANYTHING... for a week now. After 5 days I was finally able to create a username and authenticate it. It took me another 2 days to go through the verification and I've just completed the interview and received my eligibility... only it doesn't tell me anything. I can't find out about any available insurance policies or find out how I am supposed to proceed. My wife and I are currently uninsured and I don't want to pay the fine. But I don't know yet if I can even afford this. I would think the federal government would have their act together a little better than this.

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Utah
2 reviews
2 helpful votes
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October 23rd, 2017

I am just so impressed with the site and the people who answer their phones. Honestly, I've called on two separate occasions and they have gone above and beyond to help me and get me lined up with my first time health care. I'm so grateful!

Thumbnail of user maggiem153
Virginia
1 review
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January 25th, 2019

If you have this insurance with a low income job, you can rock it out all year long and get the subsidy if SINGLE. When you marry even for the last month the insurance is held you have to pay back the total premium paid for you of 5 or 6 thousand dollars when taxes are filed. If you file by yourself you don't qualify unless joint. Well joint puts you well over there brackett of money either way your out 5 grand at the end the yr. Even if your subsidy is zero that you pay to them all yr long or you don't need and use any of there insured money for the year.

Thumbnail of user emeliae5
Texas
1 review
7 helpful votes
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April 21st, 2023

They are not in it to help people find health Insurance. The White House and everyone involved with this type of insurance our it for there self and their own pocket someone got paid that's why this got approved because it's so bad it such not even be able to exist! Remember Government people are all in to their self worth and how much can I can from the lobbyist! What goes around will COME around bet your boots on this!

Thumbnail of user alissah19
Illinois
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3 helpful votes
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April 26th, 2019

I started my application for my special enrollment period in mid February, knowing that I would be kicked off of my parents' plan by April 1st. It took a month and a half before my documents proving that I turned 26 were accepted. I've beeb without health insurance for almost an entire month. Now it says I need to pay my premium by May 1st to avoid cancellation, but I can't do that without my member id number. They say I should receive that in the mail within 10 business days. I don't have that much time and I can't view my member id number online because you have to have your member id number to login. It doesn't really make a whole lot of sense and I will definitely be steering people away from using this awful site to buy health insurance. Very unprofessional and very slow. I gave them plenty of time in advance to approve my documents and they just didn't care one bit. So now I'm the one that's screwed all because of their laziness.

Thumbnail of user lisab4489
Michigan
1 review
4 helpful votes
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January 10th, 2023

When renewing my medical and dental insurance through healthcare.gov, I had to call in and spoke to a representative that was like a slick salesman, who ended up getting me to reduce my dental insurance because of a $30 difference in supposed out-of-pocket maximum. I saved $39/month on premiums, but now have only $750 of yearly coverage instead of a $1000. Then today, I was checking out at the dentist and was told that I owe over $500. Whoa! What? I thought that I had a $375 out-of-pocket maximum. I was so confused. Come home and check it out. The pictures below show what is on healthcare.gov dental selection. Healthcare.gov has only listed the $375 out-of-pocket maximum which is for age 18 and under. Very deceitful since the out-of-pocket maximum for over age 18 is $750 and no one under 18 is going to be on that website looking for insurance!

Thumbnail of user mariannaringel
Texas
1 review
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September 20th, 2023

This magic agent turned my mom health insurance situation to the absolute success after fiasco with market place at headquarters! We cannot thank her enough! She is a local agent and knows exactly what to do!
Respectfully, The Ringel's family

Thumbnail of user fattyoldwomano
Florida
1 review
3 helpful votes
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April 29th, 2022

We have just few options, My opinion is marketplace acts a monopoly, it is sad, high quality of hospitals and specialists but it is prohibited for a regular employee. Looks like all health insurance and marketplace are connected in this manipulation, health insurance doesn't want to give estimates, so they send you to marketplace who "kindly" offers a federal credit, this is a trap.

Thumbnail of user charlesm538
New Jersey
2 reviews
0 helpful votes
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December 6th, 2018

Got an email when it was time to renew. Didn't think anything of it so I filled out my application and thought things would be fine. How long does it take to send m information to my state agency? I tried calling their number and it was this weird rapid beeping/static.

Thumbnail of user annas308
Washington
1 review
6 helpful votes
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March 8th, 2018

They neglected to end my service when I requested. In the end, I am forced to pay for an extra 3 months that I didn't need nor know I was covered for. Instead of cancelling it today, they have it set for 2 weeks from now, adding additional costs to the unnecessary hundreds they are already taking.

This was affordable coverage, but ended up taking more from my pocket than I have to give.

Thumbnail of user hillaryw13
Kansas
1 review
13 helpful votes
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March 4th, 2020

Marketplace is nothing but trash. I'm offended that this is acceptable for the people of america to have to deal with. Every single time I call in they do not have any idea of whats going on with my coverage or the fact that I even have coverage for that matter. Usually end up 3 way calling between my actual health insurance to get anywhere with them taking up lots of time.

Thumbnail of user katea81
Washington
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4 helpful votes
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October 25th, 2023

Savings are very beneficial but the process of obtaining healthcare with them is excruciating! Every single time I call in, I get completely differing information and have had to spend HOURS following up on their issues. Not only that, they provide a customer service # within the portal that appears to be their # but is actually HealthSherpa (a for profit private sector company) without disclosing it. This whole process has been infuriating!

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Thumbnail of user petep205
New Jersey
4 reviews
9 helpful votes
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February 14th, 2024

You get what you pay for which amounts to next to nothing. One dr trip makes it all obsolete after you pat for what they don't cover, which is a bloody fortune.

Thumbnail of user darlenem547
North Carolina
1 review
2 helpful votes
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April 19th, 2023

All I have to say is do not sign up for no health care plans through this government agency! They will not fill out your application correctly putting the wrong information on it. And will tell you that you don't have to re enroll each year! They will make changes of different amounts of money that you are not making each year. They will not even send you no letters stating those specific changes that they made behind your back. These people are complete liars and trickery and I wish I would have never signed up with Healthcare Marketplace. The supervisor told me I would have to do an appeal because I told her this mess was not on me but your representatives did what they wanted to do when it came to my first application.Therefore, they were wrong for applying all wrong information on it and I will fight to the end to get satisfaction. And this the whole truth on how I been treated by this company. Word from the wise beware!

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Thumbnail of user jamesd799
Florida
1 review
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December 29th, 2018

I see a lot of negative reviews on here that are unfounded.

1. The site is easy to use. Once the application is done (which takes about 10 minutes), all our choices are laid out in a straightforward way.

2. This website has no control over prices or subsidies, so to give it one star for something it doesn't control is ridiculous.

3. Every time I've called their customer service, I've had very helpful converseations with people who were patient and kind.

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Florida
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December 30th, 2016

Very... Very... rude supervisor when calling the number *******596, Jenny Brown. We are both senior citizens and dont like being rude or having being cut off on our conversations... Maybe the owners of this site or telephone number ought to pay a little more and get competent telephone customer friendly personal.

Very... Very... POOR customer service

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Thumbnail of user jimt635
Tennessee
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3 helpful votes
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July 27th, 2021

Either it doesn't cover any doctors or the deductible is $18,000 our government is ridiculous every governor senator congress should all be fired what a waste of taxpayers money unless your a immigrate

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Thumbnail of user shaunb54
Florida
3 reviews
2 helpful votes
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December 14th, 2018

They are a rip off. The gov should not be running our health care they cannot do it right. Have a free market. I cannot afford any of the plans on there. I had to go with a medi share company to get something for our safety. Please fix the health care in this country asap.

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